Making up a reputation..

I don't know why, but these days ppl think I am a wise person who can be consulted on any problems..

during last 12 hours I got 3 requests for help..
first one of my friends asked me why skype was not properly working on his machine at around midnight..

When i logged in early in the morning over cereals, checking for some news etc, I got pings on IM for some techinical help.. some solution was not working due to product incapabilities and they thought I would get something working..

Then on my way to Bus stop, I was stopped by the traffic police, who generally help ppl for crossing.. She knew that I work with computers and wanted to know why she could not play some computer game on the computer she got from one of her relatives..

I doublechecked my face in the mirror as soon as i reached office.. was there some external signs/some aura which made ppl think me enlightned? Because I was more than sure, nothing has changed internally.. I had quickly checked that too.. I could not recall table of 13, I wished a beautiful girl would stop her car and give me a ride, and nothing happened but a BIG truck passed by.. I did not got even $10 credited to my BoA account that I commanded.. So I was certainly not gifted by some Magical powers (I might not have uttered the correct spells -- but it is the remotest possibility.)

Ofcourse though ppl asked me for so much of help unfortunately and obviously I was not able to solve any of the problems..

Is it some pheonomenon called mixing of personal life with professional one?
I mean I am a Consutant by profession, a successful one. The customer asks so many questions/requirements/seeks help/opinions.. and most of the time I am not able to meet his needs.. but ofcourse that's the part of being successful consultant, in such situations all you have to do is ask more irrelevent questions which he cannot answers.. in Dilberrt's words --"if you cannot convince them, then confuse them", and you are all set. Still you can keep looking intellegent and expert.

Anyway I needed some damage control steps.
First thing I did, I replaced my image in suit on IM with the one on holi day.
On the other hand, I shot a couple of emails to customer without "Thanks and Regards".
I called up my friends from desk and spoke in Marathi for long time.
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After all, I want to be Amit Teli; a simple human being and not some Proud Software Consultant.